Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$100,000 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago
July 30 - 31, 2011
(20) Rasa DiSalvo/Gretchen Duffner-Hand
 
Virsilaite DiSalvo
Photo: Patrick Mann
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 18, 1983 (40 yrs old)
Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 15
Career Best: 9th (NVL Hermosa Beach 2016)
Career Wide Open Best: 13th (Chicago 2011)
Career Winnings: $2,150.00
Gretchen Duffner-Hand
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 8, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: St. Louis, MO
Resides: Fort Lauderdale , FL
Height: 6'1"
College(s): Missouri-St. Louis
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 47
Career Best: 7th (NVL Mason 2013)
Career Wide Open Best: 13th (Chicago 2011)
Career Winnings: $6,337.50
Team Career Summary 
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Previous Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2004 Did not play Kelly Hickam - 41st
AVP 2006 Erin Gray - 33rd Kelly Hickam - 41st
AVP 2007 Sarah VanderMolen - 41st Did not play
AVP 2008 Did not play Kelly Hickam - 25th
AVP 2009 Did not play Barbara Carson - 33rd
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Corona Light Wide Open Chicago Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/30/2011 Winner 2 Aurora Paaluhi / Alicia Zamparelli-Flavia (13) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 12-15  
Sat, 7/30/2011 Contender 3 Dawn Cline / Alicia Polzin (34) Won 21-11, 21-13  
Sat, 7/30/2011 Contender 4 Stacy Loyal / Laryssa Mereszczak (14) Won 24-22, 24-22  
Sat, 7/30/2011 Contender 5 Kathryn Piening / Sheila Shaw (11) Lost 21-12, 17-21, 12-15  
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 11 Piening/Shaw 0-1
7/30/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Contender 5 Piening/Shaw 11 DiSalvo/Duffner-Hand 20 12-21, 21-17, 15-12  
Trail the series against # 13 Paaluhi/Zamparelli-Flavia 0-1
7/30/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Winner 2 Paaluhi/Zamparelli-Flavia 13 DiSalvo/Duffner-Hand 20 19-21, 21-17, 15-12  
Lead the series against # 14 Loyal/Mereszczak 1-0
7/30/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Contender 4 DiSalvo/Duffner-Hand 20 Loyal/Mereszczak 14 24-22, 24-22  
Lead the series against # 34 Cline/Polzin 1-0
7/30/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Contender 3 DiSalvo/Duffner-Hand 20 Cline/Polzin 34 21-11, 21-13